Fighting-machine
the fighting-machines, also known vulgarly as the martian tripods, are large multipurpose combat vehicles operated by the Martians that were used as the primary war machine during their Conquest of the earth
Design and function
The martian fighting machines were originally built inside of the giant martian cylinder pits by the highly sophisticated Handling-machines before being activated from inside of the cylinders
The martian fighting machines are operated by a single martian pilot inside of a large brazen "hood" attached to a body with three articulated legs. the fighting machine has various tentacles that it can use for tasks such as abducting people, grabbing onto objects or even building other fighting machines. The tentacles can also be used to hold weapons such as the heat ray and the black smoke cannon. The tentacles can also be used as melee weapons when the heat ray and black smoke launchers are not needed
Each martian fighting machine carries a large device capable of firing a concentrated blast of fire known as the "heat ray" that is capable of heating up objects to the point of incandescence. The heat ray is used against an offensive weapon in concentrated attacks